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US-11572831

Hybrid power generation facility and method of controlling same

PublishedFebruary 7, 2023
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Technical Abstract

Disclosed are a hybrid power generation facility and a control method thereof. The hybrid power generation facility includes a gas turbine including a compressor configured to compress air introduced from an outside, a combustor configured to mix the compressed air with fuel and to combust the air and fuel mixture, and a turbine configured to produce power with first combustion gas discharged from the combustor, a GT (gas turbine) generator configured to generate electric power using a driving force generated by the gas turbine, a boiler including a combustion chamber and configured to mix the first combustion gas supplied from the turbine of the gas turbine with air and fuel supplied from the outside, a steam turbine through which steam generated in the combustion chamber passes, a ST (steam turbine) generator configured to generate electric power using a driving force generated by the steam turbine, and an energy storage system configured to be charged based on a decrease rate of power demand of a grid and a maximum decrease rate of power supply from the GT generator and the ST generator.

Patent Claims
10 claims

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2. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 1, wherein the ST generator increases the power supply to the grid if the power demand of the grid increases and a maximum increase rate of the power supply from the ST generator exceeds the increase rate of the power demand of the grid.

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3. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 2, wherein if the maximum increase rate of the power supply from the ST generator is equal to or less than the increase rate of the power demand of the grid and if a sum of the maximum increase rate of the power supply from the ST generator to the grid and the maximum increase rate of the power supply from the GT generator to the grid is equal to or greater than the increase rate of the power demand of the grid, the ST generator and the GT generator increase the power supply to the grid.

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4. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 3, wherein if the sum of the maximum increase rate of the power supply from the ST generator to the grid and the maximum increase rate of the power supply from the GT generator to the grid is less than the increase rate of the power demand of the grid, the energy storage system is discharged to supply electric power to the grid, and the ST generator and the GT generator increase the power supply to the grid.

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6. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 5, wherein the ST generator decreases the power supply to the grid if the power demand of the grid decreases and the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the ST generator exceeds the decrease rate of the power demand of the grid.

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7. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 6, wherein if the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the ST generator is equal to or less than the decrease rate of the power demand of the grid and if a sum of the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the ST generator to the grid and the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the GT generator to the grid is equal to or greater than the decrease rate of the power demand of the grid, the ST generator and the GT generator decrease the power supply to the grid.

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8. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 7, wherein if the sum of the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the ST generator to the grid and the maximum decrease rate of the power supply from the GT generator to the grid is less than the decrease rate of the power demand of the grid, the energy storage system is charged with electric power supplied from the ST generator and the GT generator, and the ST generator and the GT generator decrease the power supply to the grid.

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10. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 9, further comprising a first heat exchanger through which second combustion gas discharged from the boiler passes and a portion of water flowing into the water supply device passes.

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11. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 1, further comprising an indirect firing system including a mixer configured to mix coal, a pulverizer configured to pulverize the coal into coal particles, and a storage configured to store the coal particles discharged from the pulverizer and to supply the coal particles to the boiler.

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12. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 1, further comprising an electric precipitator and a flue gas desulfurization system through which second combustion gas discharged from the boiler passes.

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14. The hybrid power generation facility according to claim 13, further comprising a second heat exchanger through which carbon dioxide partially collected from the first collecting device is compressed and passed, and water partially extracted from the water supply device is passed.

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Filing Date

December 13, 2020

Publication Date

February 7, 2023

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